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The NPP project and society

Building an NPP means not only energy but new opportunities for people, business and the region.

Public hearings

Hearings, meetings with residents and round tables: announcements, recordings, materials and answers to participants’ questions.

5 декабря в Улькене состоялись публичные слушания по проекту строительства второй АЭС. Мероприятие прошло в открытом формате, с участием жителей, представителей государственных органов, местного маслихата, Агентства по атомной энергии, ТОО «КАЭС» и ИЯФ. Населению представили результаты анализа вариантов размещения станции и обоснование выбора района. Жителям разъяснены основные вопросы безопасности и преимущества современных технологий поколения 3+. Проект получил поддержку местного сообщества, отмечена его значимость для развития региона, инфраструктуры и энергетической безопасности. Итоги слушаний направлены на рассмотрение маслихата.
The recording will be available after the event

Questions and answers

Answers to the most frequent questions about the NPP project. Didn’t find an answer? Ask us and we will publish an official reply.

Top 20 questions from Kazakhstanis

All questions and answers

The NPP is designed to IAEA international standards and best global practice. Several independent safety barriers and active and passive systems are used, and the plant is under constant regulatory control.
Asked : 2026-02-11 Answered : 2026-02-21 KNPP press office 👁 12340
In normal operation the NPP emits no CO₂, ash or sulphur oxides. Impact on water and soil is assessed in the EIA and controlled by the monitoring system.
Asked : 2026-03-12 Answered : 2026-03-22 KNPP press office 👁 9870
Construction will employ thousands of builders, installers and engineers; operation will provide permanent jobs for operators, maintenance staff, radiation-safety specialists and service teams.
Asked : 2026-04-13 Answered : 2026-04-23 KNPP press office 👁 8420
Nuclear generation ensures stable costs for decades because fuel makes up a small share. Tariffs are approved by the authorised body.
Asked : 2026-05-14 Answered : 2026-05-24 KNPP press office 👁 6980
Operating experience of Generation III+ reactors in various countries, IAEA mission recommendations and lessons from past accidents are taken into account.
Asked : 2026-06-15 Answered : 2026-06-25 KNPP press office 👁 6120
The plant’s consumptive water use is a small fraction of natural evaporation from the lake. The design provides recirculating cooling.
Asked : 2026-07-16 Answered : 2026-07-26 KNPP press office 👁 5400
The additional dose for nearby residents is less than 1% of natural background. Radiation is monitored by the plant and independently by the state.
Asked : 2026-08-17 Answered : 2026-08-27 KNPP press office 👁 4870
Building a unit takes about 6–8 years after licensing. The current status is in the project tracker.
Asked : 2026-09-18 Answered : 2026-09-28 KNPP press office 👁 3900
Tax revenues, orders for local companies, infrastructure and services development.
Asked : 2026-01-10 Answered : 2026-01-20 KNPP press office 👁 3550
Spent fuel is kept in a pool, then stored in dry shielded casks. The national strategy takes international experience into account.
Asked : 2026-02-11 Answered : 2026-02-21 KNPP press office 👁 3010
The Atomic Energy Agency as regulator, state reviews and IAEA international missions.
Asked : 2026-03-12 Answered : 2026-03-22 KNPP press office 👁 2400
Public materials are in the Documents section (About KNPP) with search and filters by year, type and project.
Asked : 2026-04-13 Answered : 2026-04-23 KNPP press office 👁 1800

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